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Daoism And Design: Mapping The Conflict In Syria, Ned Beechinor Marsh, Heather S. Gregg
Daoism And Design: Mapping The Conflict In Syria, Ned Beechinor Marsh, Heather S. Gregg
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
In contemporary military operations, some problems are so complex they do not give way to linear solutions but require problem management instead. Combining the fundamentals of Dao De Jing philosophy with the US military design process offers a new perspective to analyze complex security problems, devise management strategies, and plan military operations. Applying this new approach to the complex security environment in Syria allows for a nonlinear mapping of long-term goals and a new perspective on relationships between key actors, environmental factors that restrict changes in the security environment, and where planners should focus their attention.
Book Reviews, Usawc Press
Book Reviews, Usawc Press
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Italian Ambitions In Syria And Lebanon (1870-1945), Ahmad Alshrideh
Italian Ambitions In Syria And Lebanon (1870-1945), Ahmad Alshrideh
Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات
The aim of this study is to clarify the Italian Ambitions in Syria and Lebanon (1870-1945), and shows the Italian orientation in this region, and to know the Italian methods to achieve its ambitions. The study talks about the Italian movement towards Lebanon, and the Italians Intervention in Lebanese civil war 1860. Finally, the study recalls the Italian claims her mandate to Syria and Lebanon as an alternative to the French mandate. The study concluded that, despite Italys efforts to achieve its ambitions in Syria and Lebanon, it deeply collides with the legacy institutions that established by England and France …
Syrian Crisis Representation In The Media: The Cnn Effect, Framing, And Tone, Savannah S. Day
Syrian Crisis Representation In The Media: The Cnn Effect, Framing, And Tone, Savannah S. Day
Venture: The University of Mississippi Undergraduate Research Journal
Over the past seven years of the Syrian Civil War, Syrian refugees have been painted in a negative light by news media outlets around the world. History of media coverage regarding global humanitarian crises shows that with various tools and processes, media can shape public opinion and policy in whichever direction it desires, and oftentimes policymakers and the public are quick, as well as emotional, to react. In this paper, my objectives are to analyze specific examples of this CNN Effect phenomena within news coverage of the Syrian refugee crisis, as well as generally explain the negatively correlating relationship between …
Response And Responsibilities Of The Republic Of Macedonia In The Migrant And Refugees Crises, Toni Mileski
Response And Responsibilities Of The Republic Of Macedonia In The Migrant And Refugees Crises, Toni Mileski
New England Journal of Public Policy
The Republic of Macedonia has had a long history of dealing with migrants and refugees. Since the late nineteenth century, conflicts, including the Balkan Wars (1912–1913), the First and Second World Wars, the Greek civil war (1945–1949), the Kosovo conflict, and the 2001 internal security crisis, have caused successive waves of migration. More recently, armed conflict in the Middle East, especially in Syria, caused a migrant and refugee crisis that has deeply affected the country. This article analyses how the Republic of Macedonia has responded to this crisis. It examines the initial period of the crisis, the measures, activities, and …
An Environmental No Man's Land: The Often Overlooked Consequences Of Armed Conflict On The Natural Environment, Evan Frauhiger
An Environmental No Man's Land: The Often Overlooked Consequences Of Armed Conflict On The Natural Environment, Evan Frauhiger
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
No abstract provided.
Expansibility And Army Special Operations Forces, Eric P. Shwedo
Expansibility And Army Special Operations Forces, Eric P. Shwedo
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
This article examines how Army Special Operations might prepare to expand in the event of a major war by resolving impediments to growth, improving recall procedures, and developing plans to expand training capacities.
From Rising Heat Comes Rising Tension In Syria: How Global Warming Started A War & Threatens Homeland Security, D'Andre Lampkin
From Rising Heat Comes Rising Tension In Syria: How Global Warming Started A War & Threatens Homeland Security, D'Andre Lampkin
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
This Essay investigates the links of climate change as it relates to civil unrest and terrorism in Syria and the ongoing civil war occurring in the region. The goals are to explore how climate change leads to instability in the region and gives rise to the spread of terrorist organizations, and to suggest solutions to lay the foundation for restoring economic, social, and political stability in the region.
State-Building: America's Foreign Policy Challenge, Charles J. Sullivan
State-Building: America's Foreign Policy Challenge, Charles J. Sullivan
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Lessons From The Air Campaigns Over Libya, Syria, And Yemen, Ben Nimmo
Lessons From The Air Campaigns Over Libya, Syria, And Yemen, Ben Nimmo
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Defeating The Islamic State: Commentary On A Core Strategy, Huba Wass De Czege
Defeating The Islamic State: Commentary On A Core Strategy, Huba Wass De Czege
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Understanding The Strengths And Vulnerabilities Of Isis, W. Andrew Terrill
Understanding The Strengths And Vulnerabilities Of Isis, W. Andrew Terrill
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Towards A Regional Strategy Contra Isis, Ross Harrison
Towards A Regional Strategy Contra Isis, Ross Harrison
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Rethinking Small-Footprint Interventions, Stephen Watts, Stephanie Pezard
Rethinking Small-Footprint Interventions, Stephen Watts, Stephanie Pezard
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Us Options In Syria, David S. Sorenson
Us Options In Syria, David S. Sorenson
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Revolt And Resilience In The Arab Kingdoms, Zoltan Barany
Revolt And Resilience In The Arab Kingdoms, Zoltan Barany
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
January Roundtable: Responding To The Syrian Crisis, Introduction, Claudia Fuentes Julio
January Roundtable: Responding To The Syrian Crisis, Introduction, Claudia Fuentes Julio
Human Rights & Human Welfare
An annotation of:
“The World Next Genocide” by Simon Adams. New York Times, November 2012.
and
“Syria is Central to Holding Together the Mideast” by Condoleezza Rice. Washington Post, November 2012.
Syrians Crushed Between Humanitarianism And Realism, Philip Cunliffe
Syrians Crushed Between Humanitarianism And Realism, Philip Cunliffe
Human Rights & Human Welfare
With the UN High Commissioner for Refugees announcing early this year that the war in Syria may have claimed as many as 60,000 lives, two op-eds published late in 2012 usefully exemplify two contrasting frames that have thus far dominated international responses to the conflict—namely, the humanitarian frame and the geopolitical frame. Yet despite the apparent contrasts between these two frameworks, both reflect a similar contempt for the Syrian people and their right to self-determination. The humanitarian framing of the conflict emphasizes the scale of human suffering and the need to alleviate it, while the geopolitical frame accentuates political interests …
Syria: Not Libya, But Let’S Treat It Like It Is Anyway, Eric A. Heinze
Syria: Not Libya, But Let’S Treat It Like It Is Anyway, Eric A. Heinze
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The articles by Condoleezza Rice and Simon Adams advance a series of disquieting possibilities for the future of Syria if the US and other states fail to act. While I am sympathetic to the urgency with which both writers advance their claims, there is much strained and stretched logic—as well as outright naiveté—in both authors' arguments, especially Rice's.
After Assad: Syria’S Post-Conflict Reconstruction, H. M. Roff
After Assad: Syria’S Post-Conflict Reconstruction, H. M. Roff
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Simon Adams and Condoleezza Rice warn us that with the portended fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, the country could witness even more heinous crimes and, potentially, regional political fallout. These worries are not unfounded. However, what seems to be truly missing in their discussions is any mention of post-conflict reconstruction planning. This is unfortunate, as much handwringing is still occurring over "what to do" in Syria, and it will continue until there is a clear vision of what to do after this civil war. Syria's post-conflict reconstruction plan is—or should be—inherently tied to its current operational agenda.
Myths About Syria, James Pattison
Myths About Syria, James Pattison
Human Rights & Human Welfare
In my contribution, I want to focus on five fallacious claims and arguments that have been presented about the conflict in Syria. (Please note that this piece was written in Dec 2012).
“Thinking Through, And Beyond, Triumphalism”, Matthew S. Weinert
“Thinking Through, And Beyond, Triumphalism”, Matthew S. Weinert
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The humanitarian crisis in Syria has instigated calls to activate the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine to stop the Assad regime from its murderous rampage. Armed with a failed UN Security Council resolution that would have endorsed an Arab League peace plan, thanks to Russian and Chinese vetoes, David Rieff reproves widespread liberal consensus for intervention in a February 2012 Foreign Policy article.
March Roundtable: Responding To Syria, Introduction, Claudia Fuentes Julio
March Roundtable: Responding To Syria, Introduction, Claudia Fuentes Julio
Human Rights & Human Welfare
An annotation of:
“Save Us from the Liberal Hawks” by David Rieff. Foreign Policy, February 13, 2012.
Who Let The Dogs Out? R, R2p, Christine Bell
Who Let The Dogs Out? R, R2p, Christine Bell
Human Rights & Human Welfare
As a long-time human rights advocate I find myself uncomfortably sharing Rieff's central concern over the link between military intervention and human rights advocacy, forged through the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine. This common concern is uncomfortable because I don't share his broader sentiments. However, it is also uncomfortable because it involves me swimming against the human rights tide, which seems to have embraced R2P.
"Moral Ambivalence Is No Recipe For Engagement", Joel R. Pruce
"Moral Ambivalence Is No Recipe For Engagement", Joel R. Pruce
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The bottom line is that the crisis in Syria is tragic and extremely complicated. Some of its more complex issues include the threat of ethnic conflict, refugee flows, Iran's regional influence, and the impact of this uprising on other protests in the Arab world, ongoing and in the future. However, there are also several incontrovertible facts: the regime of Bashar al-Assad, in the name of putting down a protest movement that turned violent, is responsible for at least 7,500 deaths and shows no signs of relenting.
The Arab Spring: Endgames As Framing Battle, Colm Campbell
The Arab Spring: Endgames As Framing Battle, Colm Campbell
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The narrative of the Arab Spring (including the Syrian uprising) in the mainstream media appears clear and linear: a cruel dictator is challenged in a series of street demonstrations that rapidly coalesce to become a popular uprising. The dictator resorts to increasingly brutal repression, but this fails to end the challenge. Within a relatively short time the dictator is overthrown. Elections within a reasonable period are announced, promising the creation of a democracy that is representative not only of the protest movement, but of society as a whole. Raghida Dergham's Huffington Post article largely reflects this perspective, drawing attention to …
White Noise, White Heat, Therese O'Donnell
White Noise, White Heat, Therese O'Donnell
Human Rights & Human Welfare
If, as former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson famously uttered, "A week is a long time in politics," then the Six weeks since Raghida Dergham's article could be a lifetime and the last six months of the "Arab Spring" an aeon.
The Un Security Council On Syria: Radical Change Or Continuity?, Thomas Pegram
The Un Security Council On Syria: Radical Change Or Continuity?, Thomas Pegram
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The Presidential Statement issued by the UN Security Council on August 3 condemning the widespread violation of human rights by Syrian authorities was hailed by some as signaling the collapse of the pro-Syrian "defiance coalition."
This "defiance coalition," comprised of the so-called "BRICs" (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) along with Lebanon, did indeed relent, begrudgingly, to growing international pressure for action on Syria. However, whether a statement containing little actionable content signals the crumbling of defiance rather than a diplomatic maneuver as calculations are recalibrated in light of developments is another matter.
The Moral International Sphere As A New "Civic Virtue", Claudia Heiss
The Moral International Sphere As A New "Civic Virtue", Claudia Heiss
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Liberal political theory, the predominant paradigm at least since the 1970s, rules out as oppressive the imposition of any substantive notion of a "good way of life" and proposes instead a neutral conception where each individual should have the right to pursue his or her own preferred project of life. This opposition of an ancient "virtue" and a modern "freedom" seems challenged by current debates about morality and the responsibility to protect innocent civilians from massive crimes. The moral outrage of the international community may be interpreted as a signal of a perhaps minimal notion of civic virtue, which translates …